“When decisions like that are made by the government, it emboldens those who are already prejudiced to speak their deepest thoughts of hate. They assume they are simply brave enough to say what everyone really thinks.”   Title: Lord of Shadows Series: The Dark Artifices #2 Author: Cassandra Clare Published: May 23, 2017 Medium: Audiobook Narration: James Marsters Length: 23:30 Genre: Fantasy Rating:   Summary: *excluded to avoid spoilers – discussion will be posted soon* Thoughts: I enjoyed this book even more than the first one, but it did get off to a slow start for me. I love when authors take important issues and integrate them into their books, especially in the fantasy genre. I think people are more open to acknowledging things like racist and injustice when the races they discuss aren’t human, but I don’t think this distinction lessons the message at all. It forces people to realize that these things are happening in the real world and that maybe they should be paying better attention. Story-wise, this book made me cry a bunch of times, but none as much as the ending. It was an improvement to the series, and makes me want to read the final book as soon as it comes out in December.